Prey 2017 – Review – A Destroyed IP

This is not the reboot you’re looking for. Let’s just clear the air upfront dear reader, so we can work through this together. The emotional rollercoaster of Prey 2’s development struck a chord with me as the last hope for a return to the days of the classic FPS shooter. In many ways the original Prey (2006) was the high-water mark for the genre, in the closing days of the golden era in single-player FPS games, it introduced so many new game mechanics that it still stands on its own despite being presented in 4:3, and that’s a feat that few SP FPS games can claim.